Samad Rasoulzadeh Aghdam; Hamed Akbarpour
Volume 16, Issue 37 , December 2017, , Pages 95-112
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The aim of the present study is to investigate the relationship between adherence to collective values (family, religion, socio-cultural) and the use of mass media (TV, satellite, Internet, virtual social networks) with high-risk behaviors. The method employed in the study was survey research and the ...
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The aim of the present study is to investigate the relationship between adherence to collective values (family, religion, socio-cultural) and the use of mass media (TV, satellite, Internet, virtual social networks) with high-risk behaviors. The method employed in the study was survey research and the data were collected via a questionnaire. The statistical population of the study consisted of all students of Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University during the academic year of 2016-2017 as 7000 individuals. 370 students were selected as participants from the population via the stratified sampling technique. Findings indicate that there is a significant difference of variables of gender, marital status, and socio-economic status with high risk behaviors. There is also a significant correlation of the variables of media consumption and adherence to collective values with high risk behaviors. Generally speaking, independent variables (adherence to family, religious, and socio-cultural values and the degree of use of virtual social networks) in the research regression model could explain 32% of the variations in the students’ high-risk behaviors.
Samad Adlipour; Hamed Akbarpour; Mohammad Mahaki
Volume 15, Issue 34 , September 2016, , Pages 129-150
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The aim of the present study is to investigate the relationship of the presence in the Face book social network, as one of the instruments for globalization, and commitment to family and religious values with cultural deviations of the youth in Tabriz City. The present study was conducted via a survey ...
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The aim of the present study is to investigate the relationship of the presence in the Face book social network, as one of the instruments for globalization, and commitment to family and religious values with cultural deviations of the youth in Tabriz City. The present study was conducted via a survey research method on the participants who were selected using the voluntary and convenience sampling method. The data were collected using an internet-based questionnaire relying on the Cultivation theory, cultural imperialism theory and Hirschi’s Social Bond theory. The research population consists of all young users of Face book in Tabriz in 2015. The sample size was as 400 participants. Findings of the research indicate that the degree of cultural deviations in the participants is at a moderate level. In addition, there is a significant correlation between ground variables (gender, marital status, employment, education, and socio-economic status) and cultural deviations. Moreover, there is a direct correlation between the degree of using Face book and considering its content realized in the cultural deviations of the participants, while a significant but reverse correlation is between commitment to religious and family values and cultural deviations. All in all, independent variables entering the regression model can explain 30% of the variations of the youth’s cultural deviations.